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Field photograph·C00117·1927

Tomb 315 a at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos

Interior of rock-cut Tomb 315 a at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos, showing the chamber walls and floor.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00117. Public domain (CC0).

Description

View inside a rock-cut tomb chamber with rough, uneven rock walls and ceiling. A low rounded recess is cut into the right-hand wall, and the floor is bare earth with small stones and debris scattered across it.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 315 a at Vrysi tou Barba, Lapithos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)